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G.588. Cleistachne Benth.

Description of the genus

Erect annual with stilt-roots. Inflorescence a panicle, with elongated central axis and tough branches. Spikelets all alike or nearly so; sessile by type, but appearing to be pedicellate; lower floret barren; upper floret bisexual. Pedicellate spikelets and pedicels completely suppressed.

Worldwide: 1 species in tropical Africa and India

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sorghoides Benth.

Other sources of information about Cleistachne:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Cleistachne
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cleistachne
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cleistachne
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cleistachne
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cleistachne
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cleistachne
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Cleistachne
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Cleistachne.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=230, retrieved 24 May 2013

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